INDEX

A

Accessory arm, 49, 117

Adobe Photoshop, 57, 85

Angle of incidence, 18–21

B

Backgrounds, 38–48, 49–50

Backlight, 36, 54, 121

Baking soda, 6

Barndoors, 31

Beam splitter, 116–18

Beauty dish, 50, 61, 76, 81, 118

Bed sheets, 38, 78, 82–83

Black & white, 107

Bookends, 22, 27, 49, 50, 57, 61, 63, 66–69, 70–71, 77, 93, 117

Boom arm, 27, 70, 105

Boudoir, 113, 121

Bridal portraits, 86

Broad light, 14

Butterfly light, 16

C

Can cozy, 25

Carpet. See Rugs

Catchlights, 71

Cinefoil, 31–34, 62

Clamps, 27, 28–30, 63, 98, 105

Clamshell lighting, 99

Color casts, 61–62

Continuous lights, 7, 96–98, 99–102, 103–7

Cookies, 27, 31, 61–65

Curtains, 46–48

D

Dietrich light, 17

Diffusion panel, 80

Diffusion sock, 61, 62

E

Eyes, 70, 71

F

Falloff, 35, 62, 63, 65, 71, 87, 101, 102, 109, 118

Fill light, 21–23, 71, 93, 105

Flags, 32

Flash diffusion, 76–81

Flare, 36, 70

Foamcore, 7, 33, 49, 83

Fluorescent light, 99–102

Fog machine, 120–21

G

Gaffer’s tape, 35

Gels, 79, 81, 111, 113, 114–15

Gobos, 26, 31, 32–33, 49, 50

Grain, 68

Greenscreen, 72–75

Grids, 34, 49, 50, 61, 70, 113, 118, 121

H

Hair lights, 22, 49, 61, 68, 97, 105, 118

High key, 52–57, 86

Highlights, 18, 21, 54, 63, 65, 71, 92, 93, 97, 109 111, 115

    blown out, 71, 109

    diffused, 18, 54

    specular, 18, 65, 115

    transition, 18

Hot lights, 93

Hot spots, 65, 71, 109

I

Ice cream, 12

Incandescent light, 7, 96–98, 111

Inverse Square Law, 88, 102

ISO, 109

J

JPEG files, 19

L

Lamp shade, 83

Leashpod, 24

LEDs, 103–7

Lenses, 108, 118

Lighting ratios, 80

Light painting, 105

Light tents, 62–63

Location portraits, 10

Loop light, 15–16

M

Mashed potatoes, 12

Metering, 18–23, 34, 65, 77, 80, 113

Mirrors, 27, 63, 71

Mixed lighting, 109

Modeling lights, 111, 112

Motion blur, 92, 111

Mylar gift wrap, 44–45

N

Nail plates, 26–27, 63, 71, 121

Nose shadows, 13–17

O

O-bolts, 24

Organza, 31, 32

P

Plexiglas, 33, 52, 54

Plywood, 39, 45, 63

Postproduction, 68, 85, 86

Powder, 123

Price, Vincent, 8, 9

Props, 7

R

RAW files, 19

Reflectors, 49, 50, 65, 70

Register boxes, 58–60

Rembrandt light, 16

Rugs, 35, 39–41

S

Sandbags, 63

Seamless paper, 29, 35

Shadows, 13–17, 54, 61, 62, 66, 68, 77, 78, 87, 90, 93, 114

Short light, 15

Shower curtains, 46

Shutter, dragging, 8, 108–9

Silhouettes, 52

Snoots, 31, 62, 105, 106

Softboxes, 49, 52, 57, 78, 85, 110, 117

Speed rings, 31

Stock photography, 12

Strobes, 7, 21, 22, 31, 32, 36, 42, 50, 58, 61, 62, 63, 74, 76, 80, 81, 86, 88, 89, 93, 96, 99, 105, 107, 108–9, 111, 112, 113

    bare-tube, 32, 36, 42, 61, 89

    modeling light, 112

Styrofoam, 41–42, 78, 106

Sun, tracking the, 8

Sunlight, simulating, 88–91

T

Toning, 87

Truth in Advertising laws, 12

U

Umbrellas, 86, 90

V

Vignettes, 85–87

W

White balance, 68, 80, 84, 102

Window light, 92–95, 110

Woolie, 42

Z

Zoom lens, 118